Lighthouse Children's Home Ministries
PO Box 730
Kosciusko, MS 39090

E-mail Founder, Larry Neff

E-mail Mississippi Director,
Paul Platt

Phone: (662) 289-9629

Fax: (662) 289-4892

Shipping Address for Ground Delivery:
2339 Attala Rd. 3111
West, MS 39192

HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE

The Beginning:
Larry Neff was orphaned at the age of three and placed in an orphanage home in Franklin, Indiana. At the age of 17, he left the orphanage to make his own way. After serving in the army, Larry married his high school sweetheart, Paula Dillman. They have two daughters, Casey and Patricia. In 1969, Larry and Paula attended a revival meeting at First Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church of Franklin, Indiana. They were saved on the closing day of the meeting, May 16, 1969.

From that day, it was Larry's desire to have a Christian children's home. After graduating from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, in May 1973, Larry founded an independent Baptist Church in the metropolitan area of Boston. He pastored there for almost five years. In 1977, he entered full-time evangelism as a chalk artist/ preacher and began to look for property for the children's home. In September 1978, the Lighthouse Children's Home became a reality as the doors were opened and the first little girl entered the home.

Today:
There are now three Lighthouse Children's Homes in Mississippi, Costa Rica and India. Paul Platt is the Director of the Lighthouse in Mississippi. Sally McWatters Sanders, a 20 year veteran missionary, is the Director of the Lighthouse in Costa Rica which was founded in 1989. Rev. Matthew Henry, a veteran missionary, is the Director of the Lighthouse in India which was founded in November 2000. You can learn more about each of these Homes by clicking on their button in the menu bar.